Sheet Harbour Families
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They had the following children:
F i Living F ii Living F iii Living F iv Living
Living [Parents]
They had the following children:
F i Living F ii Living F iii Living
Living [Parents]
Other marriages:Living
Living [Parents]
They had the following children:
F i Living
Francis Purcell [scrapbook] was born in Ireland. He married Honor Brennan.
Source for this citing of Francis Purcell as father of John Purcell is: Punch, Terrence M. "Some Irish Immigrant Weddings in Nova Scotia 1818-1825" from records at Catholic Archdiocese at Halifax, The Irish Ancestor, 7 (1975):1:39-54.
It reads as follows:
Purcil, John s. of Francis/Honor (Brenan) oc Co. Carlow, Ireland md.Halifax 12 July 1821 Sarah Cammel (31:52).
SURNAME CANADA list corespondent Jill Palmer provided me with this information. 23 Nov 1999"
Honor Brennan was born in Ireland. She married Francis Purcell.
They had the following children:
M i John Purcell
Donovan Cameron.Donovan married Luisia Nucan.
Source: St. Mary's Church Register, July 12, 1821. Name is spelled Cammal in the register. Wonder if it was originally Campbell and not Cameron?
Luisia Nucan.Luisia married Donovan Cameron.
They had the following children:
F i Sarah Cameron
Darius Pace [Parents] was born 1 in 1815 in Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia. He died on 19 Oct 1873. He married Honora Bridget Purcell on 27 May 1844 in St. Peter's, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
Other marriages:Flemming, Ann
Darius Pace is listed in the 1871 census of Sheet Harbour, age 55, born in Nova Scotia, a Presbyterian of English origin, farmer, married. Included in his household are wife, Honora, age 47, Roman Catholic of Irish origin, and Matilda, age 18, Francis, age 16, and Charles E., age 13, all Roman Catholic.
Honora Bridget Purcell [Parents] was born 1 about 1824. She died before 1910. She married Darius Pace on 27 May 1844 in St. Peter's, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
Darius Pace is listed in the 1871 census of Sheet Harbour, age 55, born in Nova Scotia, a Presbyterian of English origin, farmer, married. Included in his household are wife, Honora, age 47, Roman Catholic of Irish origin, and Matilda, age 18, Francis, age 16, and Charles E., age 13, all Roman Catholic.
They had the following children:
F i Mary Elizabeth Pace F ii Matilda Pace M iii Francis Pace was born 1 about 1855. M iv Charles Edward Pace
Darius Pace [Parents] was born 1 in 1815 in Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia. He died on 19 Oct 1873. He married Ann Flemming.
Other marriages:Purcell, Honora Bridget
Darius Pace is listed in the 1871 census of Sheet Harbour, age 55, born in Nova Scotia, a Presbyterian of English origin, farmer, married. Included in his household are wife, Honora, age 47, Roman Catholic of Irish origin, and Matilda, age 18, Francis, age 16, and Charles E., age 13, all Roman Catholic.
Ann Flemming.Ann married Darius Pace.
They had the following children:
M i James Pace was born on 1 Jan 1840. M ii David Pace was born in 1844. He died on 6 Feb 1869.
Darius Pace [Parents] was born about 1786 in Rawdon, Nova Scotia. He died on 2 Mar 1871 in Ecum Secum, Nova Scotia. He married Elizabeth Geddes.
Elizabeth Geddes [Parents] was born on 12 Jan 1790. She married Darius Pace.
They had the following children:
M i Darius Pace M ii Charles Pace was born in 1816. F iii Dorothy Pace was born in 1818. She died in 1875. F iv Priscilla Pace was born in 1820. She died on 17 Jul 1877. F v Elizabeth Pace was born in 1825. F vi Charlotte Pace was born in 1827. She died on 9 Oct 1867. M vii George Alexander Pace was born in 1830. M viii Benjamin F. Pace was born in 1832.
Thomas James Richards was born about 1828. He died 1 on 12 Apr 1907 in Sheet Harbour, NS. He married Mary Anne Purcell.
Source for all of the lineage of Thomas Richards and Mary Ann (Nancy)Purcell is Sue Taylor.
DEATH: Headstone, St. Peter's Cemetery reads "d., April 12, 1907, age 79 years"
Mary Anne Purcell [Parents] was born 1 on 23 Feb 1832 in Sheet Harbour, NS. She died 2 on 23 Jun 1908 in Sheet Harbour, NS. She married Thomas James Richards.
Known as "Nancy".
DEATH: Headstone - St. Peter's Cemetery reads "Richards, Annie - wife, d., June 23, 1908, age 76 years"
They had the following children:
M i Charles Connolly Richards M ii Living M iii Henry E. Richards F iv Living F v Living F vi Living F vii Living F viii Living
Peter Redmond [Parents] died before 1920. He married Ellen Purcell on 6 Jul 1857 in St. Peter's Church, Sheet Harbour, NS.
In an e-mail dated May 6, 2003, Donald Logan advised me that his research shows that Peter Redmond was the son of Patrick Redmond and Brigid Neary (not Leary, as my sources show) from Co. Wexford, Ireland.
Ellen Purcell [Parents] was born 1 on 6 Jul 1836 in Sheet Harbour, NS. She died before 1920. She married Peter Redmond on 6 Jul 1857 in St. Peter's Church, Sheet Harbour, NS.
They had the following children:
M i Patrick Redmond was born 1 on 16 Aug 1859 in Sheet Harbour. He was christened on 18 Sep 1859 in St. Peter's, Sheet Harbour. F ii Mary Ellen Redmond was born 1 in Apr 1861 in Sheet Harbour. She was christened on 5 May 1861 in St. Peter's, Sheet Harbour. M iii Jacob Francis Redmond was born 1 in Nov 1863 in Sheet Harbour. He was christened on 1 Jan 1864 in St. Peter's, Sheet Harbour. M iv John Redmond was born 1 in Jun 1866 in Sheet Harbour. He was christened on 25 Jun 1866 in St. Peter's, Sheet Harbour. F v Sara Redmond was born 1 about Dec 1869 in Spry Bay, NS. She was christened on 13 Feb 1870 in St. Peter's, Sheet Harbour. F vi Bridget Ann Redmond was born 1 on 15 Aug 1873 in Sheet Harbour. She was christened on 20 Oct 1873 in St. Peter's, Sheet Harbour. M vii Charles Alfred Redmond was born 1 in Jan 1877 in Sheet Harbour. He was christened on 26 Jul 1877 in St. Peter's, Sheet Harbour.
